NFL must pay $4.7bn in damages after Sunday Ticket broadcast lawsuit
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6NV0J)
- Lawsuit claimed league inflated price of DirecTV package
- Ruling to be trebled under federal laws
A jury in US district court ruled on Thursday that the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service and has awarded nearly $4.7bn in damages.
The jury ordered the league to pay $4bn in damages to the residential class and $96m in damages to the commercial class. Under federal antitrust laws, the amount will rise to $12.3bn.
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